嶺南
Chinese edit
mountain range | south | ||
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trad. (嶺南) | 嶺 | 南 | |
simp. (岭南) | 岭 | 南 | |
anagram | 南嶺/南岭 |
Etymology edit
"South of the mountain range":
- Lingnan is south of the Nanling mountain range.
- Yeongnam is south of Mount Joryeong and the Mungyeong Saejae.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
嶺南
- Lingnan (the area of China south of the Nanling Mountains, covering the modern Chinese provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hainan as well as modern northern Vietnam)
- Yeongnam (an area equivalent to modern southeastern South Korea, synonymous with 慶尚道/庆尚道 (“Gyeongsang Province”), one of the traditional Eight Provinces of Korea)
Synonyms edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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嶺 | 南 |
Proper noun edit
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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嶺 | 南 |
Proper noun edit
嶺南